Recent content by Gary R. Smith

Time of day you took this? Did you have a CP on the lens?

Welcome Roy! Enjoy your trip. Keep an eye on the weather.

Different shot/different crop

My mountain (Mt. Hood) as of today. Might be all the snow it will get.

I'm glad you didn't tell us your square mold for fried eggs was damaged.

As Bill points out, it does indicate a goldmine and you have to stay with it 100%. Since you are driving, you might want to look at backpack-style options. I have one that I've used a couple of times on car trips. IIRC it's a Lowepro "flipside" but I bought it years ago. You can configure the...

But it is (alas) the truth... :(

Welcome Roy! I've been retired now for 6 years. I used to travel quite a bit but never with cameras. When I do travel, I try to minimize my camera kit to one camera with an all-purpose zoom. I don't travel with an exclusive intent of taking photos. In a former life, I knew that Pelican cases...

Strongly illuminated subject against deeply shadowed background = high contrast.

Somebody told you you were crazy for getting married? :eek: That isn't always the case.

Talk about squeezing every last drop out of a machine! 20 years is a pretty old computer.

Those are great Wes! Is the tank maintenance difficult?

Thanks Wes. I hadn't held a camera in days since it has been really windy outside. I needed to shoot something... :)

Yup

Pete - we still have not had a hard freeze here. My wife is wondering if winter is going to show up. No snow on the mountains means no water come fire season.